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Ajuan Mance

@ajuanmance.bsky.social

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Artist, Writer, Professor of Illustration at California College of the Arts, Professor Emeritus of African American literature at Mills College. Picture book WHAT DO BROTHAS DO ALL DAY? is out now. https://www.ajuanmance.com #comics 🖤🏳️‍🌈

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Ajuan Mance @ajuanmance.bsky.social · Aug 24

My newest piece is an homage to coffee culture and cafe goers everywhere! It’s an 18” x 24” print that I’m releasing in a limited edition of 250. There are 90 different figures in the drawing, drinking everything from iced coffee to matcha lattes. This labor of love took about 90 hours to create.

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Ajuan Mance @ajuanmance.bsky.social · Sep 4

Please support this wonderful bookstore. The staff is kind and knowledgeable, the selections are well curated, and their children’s book section is a delightful, which is not a word I often use. I did an event there in 2024, and they made me feel like a part of their local reading community!

Billie Bloebaum @billie.bookstoreromanceday.org · Sep 4

@loyaltybooks.bsky.social is a fantastic store with a great team & they could really use your support right now. Paralyzed by choice? They offer curated book bundles & a "Leap of Faith" subscription box.
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Ajuan Mance @ajuanmance.bsky.social · Aug 25

Thank you! I’m planning to start online sales this fall. I’ll definitely share a link!

Ajuan Mance @ajuanmance.bsky.social · Aug 24

I’ll have prints at the upcoming SF Zine Fest. Hope to see you there!

Ajuan Mance @ajuanmance.bsky.social · Aug 24

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Ajuan Mance @ajuanmance.bsky.social · Aug 24

I had such a good time at the South Berkeley Public Library Zine Fest that I only managed to take one picture, of this cool sign by artist and festival organizer Avy Jetter! Thank you, Avy, for this wonderful event! See you next week at SF Zine Fest!

Zine fest sign depicting hands representing the diverse ethnic communities of Berkeley, CA.

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Ajuan Mance @ajuanmance.bsky.social · Aug 24

It was a wonderful day at the inaugural South Berkeley Public Library Zine Fest! Now, onto the SF Zine Fest next Sunday!

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Ajuan Mance @ajuanmance.bsky.social · Jun 19

What a thrill and an honor to be part of the program of readings and panels at the Schomburg's 100th. From the parade at the opening to the amazing panelists, to our own reading and discussion in the children's reading room at the Countee Cullen Library, it was day I will never forget.

NABJ Black News & Views @blacknandv.bsky.social · Jun 18

This revered Harlem institution holds the ashes of Langston Hughes, the personal papers of Maya Angelou, art by Jacob Lawrence, and more. Now, the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture is turning 100 and is celebrating in a big way. bit.ly/4levdww #schomburg

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Ajuan Mance @ajuanmance.bsky.social · Apr 23

This is a travesty.

Ajuan Mance @ajuanmance.bsky.social · Apr 7

I haven’t watched the show, but this title is great!

Ajuan Mance @ajuanmance.bsky.social · Apr 2

This is going to the top of my spring reading list!

Courtney Thorsson @courtneythorsson.bsky.social · Apr 2

www.charisbooksandmore.com/book/9780231...

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Ajuan Mance @ajuanmance.bsky.social · Mar 14

A video about my contribution to this upcoming anthology:

The Queer Sports Project: Come Out and Play! @ TCAF @queersportsproject.bsky.social · Mar 8

"Ball In Now" by @ajuanmance.bsky.social is about women's rugby, Title IX, and "tackling the @#$% out of people."

Check us out on Kickstarter! www.kickstarter.com/projects/sta...

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The Queer Sports Project: Come Out and Play! @ TCAF @queersportsproject.bsky.social · Mar 14

#ff #followfriday

Come Out and Play contributors on Bluesky!

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@ajuanmance.bsky.social @amalasrosa.bsky.social @andycasadonte.bsky.social @danverzone.bsky.social @dogspunk.bsky.social @dkdraws.bsky.social @jamdye.bsky.social @jonahnewmancomics.bsky.social

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Come Out and Play: The Queer Sports Project

A full-color comics anthology about LGBTQ+ sports & athletes.

www.kickstarter.com

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Ajuan Mance @ajuanmance.bsky.social · Mar 6

In my other life, I make autobiographical comics that are funny, silly, and occasionally wise. My next comic, on my years as a college rugby player, will appear in this anthology. Please support our Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/sta...

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Ajuan Mance @ajuanmance.bsky.social · Mar 6

🤣🤣🤣

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Ajuan Mance @ajuanmance.bsky.social · Mar 3

This was my immediate thought upon reading about this. There are some critically acclaimed and highly celebrated Black artists in the planned exhibition. Why would the museum not want to mount the show. hyperallergic.com/992061/show-...

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Daughter Hive 🏳️‍🌈 @pfermen69.bsky.social · Mar 1

The fact that Edward’s was willing to secure private funding to skirt the red tape and they refused is telling.

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Ajuan Mance @ajuanmance.bsky.social · Mar 1

My parents had these songs on heavy rotation. "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" melts my heart every time. Only in the last ten years did I learn she was a child prodigy who entered Howard U at 15, on a full scholarship.

Thank you for the lasting gift of your music, Ms. Flack.

R.I.P.

scott topics™️ @scottpb.bsky.social · Feb 24

a friend reminded me today that Roberta was the first artist to win back to back Record of the Year Grammys with “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" in 1972 and "Killing Me Softly With His Song" in 1973

I love the 70s.

RIP dear Roberta

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Ajuan Mance @ajuanmance.bsky.social · Mar 1

By the way, I'd love to see that list!

Ajuan Mance @ajuanmance.bsky.social · Feb 27

I’m putting this museum on my travel list for 2025

Mark Anthony Neal (@NewBlackMan on X) @markanthonyneal.bsky.social · Feb 27

A Historic Black Newspaper Gets a Museum

The New York Amsterdam News, which was founded 115 years ago and has published civil rights leaders, will convert most of its Harlem building into a museum and community space.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/24/n...

A Historic Black Newspaper Gets a Museum (Gift Article)

The New York Amsterdam News, which was founded 115 years ago and has published civil rights leaders, will convert most of its Harlem building into a museum and community space.

www.nytimes.com

Ajuan Mance @ajuanmance.bsky.social · Feb 22

a woman is sitting in a chair on a stage with a group of people behind her and the words cinegif on the bottom

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Ajuan Mance @ajuanmance.bsky.social · Feb 22

a space ship is flying through the night sky with lights coming out of it

ALT: a space ship is flying through the night sky with lights coming out of it

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Ajuan Mance @ajuanmance.bsky.social · Feb 19

Whoa.

Ajuan Mance @ajuanmance.bsky.social · Feb 19

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Ajuan Mance @ajuanmance.bsky.social · Feb 18

I’m thrilled to be returning to Mills College for The Black Read: Living While Black with Professor Ajuan Mance, on Wednesday (2/19) in the Mills Hall living room, 5 PM. This event is free and open to the public.

For information: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-black-...

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Ajuan Mance @ajuanmance.bsky.social · Feb 10

I'm adding several of these to my to-do list!

ReadingDanger @readingdanger.bsky.social · Feb 9

If you want to take action to protect the freedom to read in your community, please take a look at these ideas:

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56 Small Tasks to Be Proactive Against Book Censorship in 2025 and Beyond: Book Censorship News, January 3, 2025

Choose one task each week of 2025 for a year full of anti-book censorship activism and advocacy.

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